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November 11, 2009

Basketball Legend Abdul-Jabbar Backs Universal Healthcare
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In other healthcare news, the Hall of Fame retired basketball player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has endorsed calls for universal healthcare. On
Tuesday, Abdul-Jabbar appeared on CNN to announce he has leukemia. Asked
about his healthcare stance, Abdul-Jabbar called universal coverage a
“just and noble cause.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “Our healthcare system really fails so many people,
especially poor people, you know, people who don’t have the means to go
to private doctors. I think we should change that. I think it’s
absolutely crucial. And certainly it’s a just and noble cause to make
healthcare available to everyone.”



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